UHasselt initiatives for which the European Commission expresses its appreciation

• The extensive embedding of the HRS4R principles in the policies and procedures of the organization.
• Strong focus on ethical aspects and research data management.
• Focus on inclusion.
• Focus on open and transparent recruitment and selection and providing support, training, automatic selection report and quality control.
• Specific attention for career support and advice.
• The implementation of an e-learning platform to support (personal) development.
• Initiatives to promote ergonomics and a safe working environment.
• Strong focus on administrative simplification.
• Employer branding both nationally and internationally.
• The development of a GDPR flow for research.
• A well-being plan and psychological support for employees.
• Offer of training for R2 researchers with a focus on the development of management and project management skills.
• Work independently of place and time.

Recommendations of the European Commission

UHasselt takes these recommendations to heart with the aim of a continuous effort to further optimize the HR policy in order to realize sustainable research careers:

• Making information and policy documents available to researchers in both Dutch and English.
• Further announcement and visibility of the HRS4R logo and relevant information for researchers on the UHasselt website.
• Facilitate the participation and input of all levels of researchers.
• Further promoting research for the benefit of society and social engagement.
• Further promoting and supporting open science and open access publications.
• The further concretization of action points around and optimization of the evaluation process.
• Developing a policy to outline continuous professional development for senior researchers.